Excretion of serotype G1 rotavirus strains by asymptomatic staff: a possible source of nosocomial infection

Barnes, G.L.; Callaghan, S.L.; Kirkwood, C.D.; Bogdanovic-Sakran, N.; Johnston, L.J.; Bishop, R.F.

Journal of Pediatrics 142(6): 722-725

2003


ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3476
PMID: 12838204
Document Number: 562855
This study supports the hypothesis that feces from asymptomatic adults may provide a vehicle for the transmission of rotavirus, in addition to aerosols, hands, and fomites. The observed preferential carriage of serotype G1 strains in the adult gastrointestinal tract may explain G1 predominance and persistence in epidemiologic studies worldwide.

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